Mailing-wrapper.



No 891,418. l 'PATENTED JUNE 23, 1908. i H. L. GREVE.

I MAILING WRAPPER.

APPLICATION TILED JUNE 4, 1906.

iinrriin EERMAQQ L. GEE-YE, 01* BROOKLYN AIEW YORK No. ssigi s Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. June s 1 To all whom it may eoncern-f Be it known th t I, HERMAN L. Gnsvn, a citizen of the iinitod St residing a' Brooklyn, in. the county oi Kings and Stat 5 of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mailing-Mappers; and I do declare the following: to be a hill, clear, and exact description of the invention, such will enahie others skilled in the airtto which it, appertains to make and use the same.

Thisiinven't ion relates to iinprovoinenis in mailingwrappers. i i

The object o1. the inveniiion to provide a simple and inexpensive form of inz-zili wrapper which when not in use his out fat, thus facilitating the pnriningand storing of the Same, and which when dosirml for use may be quickly roiled inio lindricsi shape to form a tube for mailing or oihi;

purposes, means being provided whereby the tube is securely-meld in arollod position said, 5

fasteningmeans being readiiy rtneasod to perinit the opening of theroll withou r-li firing m:

tearing any part of the some or the: fastening,

thus providing for the ssh? removal of the contents I \Vith the shove and other objects in View,

the invention consists oi" eerie in i wi lea -'t'ures of oonsti w-lion, combination and ill'."

rangrinent oi parts, as will be heroinalior do" scribed and claimed.

In the arronnianyingg draningsw i ignro is a plan viou ot the innorsido of i he wrapper before being rolled, parts being: broken :ivviry to illustrate the ci' nstructimi thereof; Fig.5. 2 is a perspective ViOW of the wrapper, otter bring rolle lanhligqfi is a similar \'l{\\ of tho wrnpper, after beingirollod and having" its rnds 40 tucked in; and i is a cross sri'iional view through the center-oi a wrapper viiiistruc-tvd after the manner of the wrapper shown. in Fig. 1, but, having its parts dili'ori-nily proortioned and having the outer ooyoring roken for economy of illustration.

Referringnnioro particularly to the draiw ings, 1 denotes an outer shoot, \Vhii'll is proferably formed of tough or strong papor or fabric. 'Tho corners of tho shr-ol i at our: end are preferably out oil to form :1 pointed flap 2 at said. end. flaparo folded inwardly and smdod or pastod The edges ()ifidiil pointvd down upon one sidv oi the shoot I, as shown .nnd tho at 3, and hetwoon said l'oldod 0d;

' sheet 1 is arranged a strongtlwning wire or cord 4, the ends oi whioh aridoubivd or i which is pased on the inner side of ilil, lhip,

as shown, the ends of the fastener h bring 55 upset or hem; upon the disk.

Sen uetl at one end to tho iasivnor ti and pro" i (r from the point oi the flop is a flexible la Firing strip, 7. whit-h is here shows]. heing: formed of thin wire, but

Whit-h may he formed oi cord, iapo or i'llilil suitable material, said iasieniug dryivr being adapted to be wound around the tubv alter the some is roiled and. to have iis l'roo end ,wonnd around the fasicnrr ii on the outer side of tho flap, as shown in Figs. 2 and v 3 of the drmaing's.

Pssrml or otherwise fastened to tho inner side of the sheet 1 atthe ondopposito to the iiap 2 a layer of straw board or similar nniso trrial 8, said layer 8 extending from thrsquare end oi the sheet to near the flap end thereof, as shown. (laid straw board layer is of slighliy loss width than the sheet i, thereby providing adorn; oar-h edge of said 35 hoard, a nmrginal siri i, said marginal slri )5 living adapted to be folded or lurked into the tube alter the same has been z'ollod and the goods to be shipped plavod thvreini By providing a WIHPPPI' of this i-ha luiPI, the same may be rolled lo l'orin tubes oi" diil'orvnt sizes. thus providing: for the sale parking and shipping o" valuable papers or nivrohandiso.

From the foregoing dosvripliom' tahrn in' vonnuclion with tho H('(OIH{HHI YlHf drawings, the ronstrui-tion and operation of rho invvn- 'iionwill be readily understood without r1 uiring' a more oxtondod oxplanal ion.

Having thus dosrribvd my lHWHlIUIL, what i claim as new and desire 2o secure-by l i(*t in s Patont, is:'

l. A nuiiling, wrapper comprising a shoot. having a poihtodliap at ono end, the edges of \yhirh are folded and sealed upon the inner side oi said shoot. a strongrihoi'iing doviro ar- 10.,

having a poin'iod [lap at one omh the edges of ln'g wire and a fastening wire which are folded and pasted upon the inner end to said rnetallicfastener and side of said flap, a strengthening Wire or cord ing from the point of said flap. n arran ed and wholly incloseo within the In testimony whereof I have hereunto set folde edge of said flap and having its ends my hand in presence of two subscribing witloo ed to prevent its escape, a strengthening nesses. dis arranged on'tlie inner side of the flag point, a metallic fastener inserted throng Witnesses: said point and disk in rear of the strengthen- ROBERT HQGELSTEIN, 1

' secured at one I MICHAEL J. Mo-Dewoven.

project- 1( HERMAN L. GREVE; 

